Thus saying, from her side the fatal key, / Sad instrument of all our woe, she took.

1717, Alexander Pope, Eloisa to Abelard

Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose / That well-known name awakens all my woes.

October 14 2017, Sandeep Moudgal, The Times of India, Rains devastate families, political parties make beeline to apply balm on open wounds

The Friday night rains which wrecked families in Kurabarahalli saw all the three major political parties making a beeline to express their condolences, listen to their woes and provide compensation in the hope of garnering their goodwill ahead of the 2018 assembly elections.